Bighorn Sheep ram poses for (a belated) Colorado Day
August 1st is celebrated here as “Colorado Day,” the anniversary on which we officially became a state. President Ulysses S Grant issued a proclamation on August 1, 1876, “declaring the…
A watchful bull for Moose Monday
This past weekend I headed up to Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado looking for these cool creatures. Unfortunately there was only one and the light was at a premium. He…
Beautiful Coyote poses for pics in the high country
I was on my way back from a trip to near timberline yesterday, somewhat disappointed in my captures that I had gotten thus far. This pretty lady changed my luck.…
Rising sun in the smoky high country
Down below, the sunrise was obscured by clouds. This morning I was at about 10,000 feet allowing a clearer view - kind of. While there were no clouds directly above,…
Handsome Rufous Hummingbird hangs out in the forest
This guy took a keen liking to our feeder at our campsite this past weekend. So much so in fact, he pretty much kept all other interested hummingbirds away, something…
“I’m telling you, that Prairie Dog was THIS big!”
“I’m telling you, that Prairie Dog was THIS big!” These four Burrowing Owl owlets were quite animated on this morning a couple weeks ago. No, they weren’t really chatting about…